Foam Lake, VL, Saskatchewan (1921 census)
Foam Lake, VL was a village in Saskatchewan, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 451. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.640°N, 103.537°W.
Population
In 1921, Foam Lake, VL had a population of 451: 231 male and 220 female residents. Population density was 449.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 185 |
| 1921 | 451 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Foam Lake, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 220 |
| POP M | 231 |
| POP TOT | 451 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 53 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 5 |
| BAPTISTS | 26 |
| BRIT BORN F | 34 |
| BRIT BORN M | 39 |
| BRIT ENG | 117 |
| BRIT IRISH | 82 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 90 |
| CAN BORN F | 143 |
| CAN BORN M | 142 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 22 |
| EUR DUTCH | 8 |
| EUR FRENCH | 1 |
| EUR GERMAN | 2 |
| EUR HEBREW | 8 |
| EUR OTHER | 2 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 4 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 91 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 18 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 43 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 50 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 32 |
| JEWS | 8 |
| LUTHERANS | 77 |
| METHODISTS | 106 |
| OTHER SECTS | 15 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 110 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
SK180023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_SK180023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Foam Lake, VL, Saskatchewan (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/sk/foam-lake-vl-sk180023-1921/.